Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-08-05
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Have Syoas seen Will Yeater's pig2 At
early dawn and in the cleaning the com.
missioner sadly goes forth frslQ his domi-
cile and with field-glass sweeps the hori-
zen. Then through trumpet he shouts,
"Plggy-pig-pig-p-o-i.g-O beautiful
porker, light of my eyes, where art thou?'
And why Is this thus7 Simply as fol-
lows Warden Williams, of Bismarck,
has fine strain of aristocratic, blue
blooded swine. Recently Mr.. Yeater,
while visiting the Capital City, obtained
presumably with Dams knowledge und
consent) fine specimen from the porker
band 1t was of the male persuasion,
couple of months old, and the official
was very proud of it. He procured a
satin. lined box to put it in, bought peck
of gum. drops and caramels to feed it on,
and started for home. Every time he
met an Emmons County man on the road
he caught the pig up by the tail, waved
it around his head and shouted "See p at
the same time reciting his (the pigs ped
igree. Nothing worthy of note occurred
until Tommy Sanders's was reached.
Then the commissioner called for piece
of carpet. This he spread and drove the
pig over it toward the door. But the
landlord wouldn't let it in. At supper
the boss of the pig unsuccessfully tried
to bribe Tommy to let him tie the pig in
a high chair at the table and feed him
mashed potatoes with spoon. The pigs
owner called for a double bed, and this
made the landlord suspicious; so, when
about midnight he was awakened by
loud and energetic combination snore, he
went to the bedroom to investigate.
The blped guest was sleeping sweetly in
front, while in the back part of the bed,
with one foot under his chubby cheek
and his head resting on the pillow, the
pig was also dreaming the happy hours
away. The pig being only twenty-three
inches in length, his owner had smuggled
him into the house in one of his boots.
The landlord said the pig must go, and
the commissioner said he guessed the pig
d stay around If the landlord turned him
loose in his corn patch. This the latter
refused to do, and suggested that the pig
be turned in with his, own. But his guest
demurred, and said he didn't want his pig
to associate with pigs whose pedigree was
only matter of tradition. So he tied
his bandanna around the pig for chest.
protector, gave him his shirt for an over
coat, raised him tenderly in his arms, and
went forth into the outer darkness. He
put the pig down on the ground, drew u
circle around him with stick, told him
to stay there till morning, and went back
to bed.
'Tis late morn. The sleeper awakens,
and looks out through his window upon
the bright sunlight Then he communes
with himself, and says: "The omnipres-
ent gopher is gophing, The hopping
toad for sleep don't care a fig; Then
why should I in bed be loaang7 I'll
go forth and interview my pig"
Hark A loud shrek as Of one In mortal
agony Tommy rushes to the door. His
guest has tainted. The pig is gone.
There was racing and chasing Ger the
boundless prai.ree but Yeater's black pig
nevermore did he see.
There was lawyer along with the pig
and the commissioner, and from him we
obtained the above, which must therefore
be true.
If any one around Glencoe sees a stray
pig, toss him an ear of corn If he eats il
and then asks for plat of your corn
field, that's Yeaters pig.